Where does “नीच” come from?

नीच (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit न्यञ्च्, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

नीच (Sanskrit): low, not high, short, dwarfish; deep, depressed;...

Definitions

  1. low, not high, short, dwarfish; deep, depressed;...

Ancestry of “नीच”, step by step

नीच traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit न्यञ्च्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritन्यञ्च्to sink, bend, or hang down
2Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Proto-Indo-Aryan *niHćás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryan*niHćás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*niHčás—
3Proto-Indo-European*ni-h₃kʷ-ós—

Words derived from “नीच”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →